Where does “rute” come from?

rute (English) comes from German rūte, from Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

rute (English): A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding

Definitions

  1. A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding

Ancestry of “rute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrūterod
2Middle High Germanruote—
3Old High Germanruotarod
4Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Old High German ruota →
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